Man accused of driving around with nephew’s dead body arrested after missing court date
A man accused of abusing a corpse and reckless endangerment in connection to his nephew’s death has been arrested after failing to appear in court, the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Jeffery Carlson was arrested Thursday, a day after the sheriff’s office posted about the active warrant for his arrest on Facebook.
Carlson is accused of failing to call for medical help when his nephew overdosed in 2022.
The sheriff’s office said Carlson drove around with his nephew’s body in his car, before abandoning the vehicle in a parking lot.
Carlson allegedly admitted that he knew his nephew died.
Carlson was released on bail and was scheduled to appear in court in May 2023. A judge issued a warrant for his arrest when he failed to appear.
He was taken to the Westmoreland County Prison.
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